To establish a specialized source of revenue for the WMU Dept. of Paper Engineering through collaborative operation of a paper & ink printability testing lab.  To provide mentoring and leadership for graduate students.

2008 - current      Lithometrics                                            Midland, MI
President

• Consulting for international paperboard and paper companies and for binder and pigment suppliers to the paper industry.
• Establishing a printability testing laboratory at the Department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Imaging College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Western Michigan University.

1988 - 2008        The Dow Chemical Company                     Midland, MI
Director, Printing Science Lab

• Consulted for global coated paper suppliers to identify, understand and resolve printing problems of coated paper, paperboard and film
• Led and evaluated press trials for offset, gravure and flexography
• Designed IGT and Prüfbau printability test methods & equipment
• Contributed to the design of new products via scientific & creative tools
• Organized & instructed global training for R&D, Sales & customers
• Presenter, panel member and instructor at TAPPI: “Best Paper” 1997 & 2009, Two most read articles TAPPI Journal 1999, “best instructor”.

1981–1988         Sun Chemical Corporation                          Carlstadt, NJ
Research Associate

• Solved liquid ink & printability problems via fundamental research
• Designed and improved liquid ink print test methods. Trained recruits

1977-1981          Phillip A. Hunt Chemical                     Palisades Park, NJ
Research Chemist

• Developed dry and liquid toners and test methods